Council opposes rate capping

OUTVOTED: Councillor Christian Greco called for community consultation ahead of Mount Gambier City Council announcing its position on rate capping and was outvoted eight to one. Council announced last week it will oppose rate capping in any form.

DESPITE the objection of one elected member, Mount Gambier City Council announced last week it will oppose rate capping in any form.

At last Tuesday’s meeting, council moved to support the position of the Local Government Association (LGA) after the peak representative body in South Australia rejected the state opposition’s policy on rate capping.